Andre M. P.
My flawed and risky throttle breach...
I stumbled across R2 (Reality Square Games) during my connection-throttled times of using a broadband connection. I was happy to find ANY decently modern game that remains playable, even multiplayer, while my connection speed makes the ancient 56k modem times seem fast. I played Wartune, Nova Genesis, and several others since Crystal Saga came up with the innovative auto-pathwalking. On the good side the games are fun, but for a price. Not only the notorious 'pay to win' attitude and greedy pricing. The games come with an overdosage of included distraction and bog-down players in several forms of micromanagement to raise their BR (Battle Rating). The games nearly all have nigh-zero real choices to make and follow an idiotic story, if there is a real plot at all. Competitions are among the 'enforced events', as casual players are seriously falling behind, when not clicking everything dished at them. The character creation is so anti-RPG that it is not hard to notice that it is rooted in anti-customer attitude. Customers are tolerated, but the slightest criticism can provoke ire, harassment and stalking 'fans' who suspiciously often resemble the official criticized along with some buddies or psycho-thugs (so called gaslighting or gang-stalking would be an overstatement, but not by very much). Character customization is unknown, as if individuality was not known to some of the programmers. Given the Asian roots of the games' origins, that may simply be a cultural problem - unintended but noticeable. I had been banned myself for a while, and rightfully so, as I was trolling and outraging in my past. After that I had my own return and I had disappointments, but neither complaints, nor any kinda virtual vendetta or prejudice. On the good side the newer games are much more fluid, and have some fun parts and joyful, shortlived cooperations with other players. I would still wish for character stats like in Dungeons & Dragons or other real RPG's, but I stopped hoping. I still mourn that we all look alike, ride the same mounts, and have the same pets in most of the games. Contrary to criticism R2 does react to feedback, and even works to deliver quick solutions and fixes. Actually impressively so among the low budget games. My personal spoiler-problem is of these main aspects: As an adult I do not want to be forced into competitions, like arena challenges, as such do not replace a story and choices we make individually. Character customizations is my ego's access to the game. If I get dished a generic figure I harshly ever want to invest any money, even, if I can afford so. Some players who staid longer with a game act like brutes and bullies to newbies. Such customer-spoiling joy of abusive misbehavior does not belong. Counter-Part: The hostility and racism against Asians remains wrong, as people from the free democracies should not blame R2 for its origins or partners but focus on the real troublemakers by individual cases. The goal should be acceptable solutions and not blame and vengeance.